(1) The swirling motion of a liquid in a vessel at the entrance to a discharge nozzle. (2) The point in a cyclonic gas path where the two spirals change general direction by 180o.
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AFT
Back of the vessel.
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ASTERN
A backward movement of a vessel
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ATHWARTSHIP
Across the ship, at right angles to the fore-and-aft centerline
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UPBOUND
A vessel traveling upstream.
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BUBBLE POINT
The differential gas pressure at which the first steady stream of gas bubbles is emitted from a wetted filter element under specified test conditions.
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BEAM
The width of a ship. Also called breadth.
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BREADTH
The width of a ship.
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AFFREIGHTMENT
A hiring of a vessel
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ARC
A flash, caused by an electric current ionizing a gas or vapor.
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CATAMARAN
A double hulled vessel
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